Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Release Date Hits Another Snag

Samsung’s all new Galaxy Note 4 is an impressive smartphone and one that comes loaded with high-powered specs including a 5.7-inch Quad HD display, a brand new 16MP camera with Optical Image Stabilization, a new S Pen stylus, Android 4.4.4 KitKat software that’s backed by TouchWiz, and a brand new design that comes with both plastic and metal materials.

On October 9th, Samsung UK announced that it was delaying the Galaxy Note 4 release date to October 17th due to “amazing interest and demand.” The UK Galaxy Note 4 release date originally had been scheduled for October 10th. The UK now joins the United States and India, two other massive markets, with a release this Friday.

Unfortunately, it looks like the Galaxy Note 4 release in the United Kingdom has hit another snag. Clove UK, a retailer that’s planning to offer the Galaxy Note 4 this month, says that its stock shipment has been postponed a week and is now scheduled to land on October 24th. This date is similar to the mysterious October 23rd and October 24th release dates that keep popping up at Verizon in the United States.

The retailer says that the delay affects both the white and black versions of the Galaxy Note 4 and that pre-orders remain available ahead of its new release date. the retailer also says that demand for the Galaxy Note 4 is high, something that echoes what Samsung UK said when it first announced the general delay last week.

What’s more is that Clove is now saying that the gold version of the Galaxy Note 4 that was once listed on its site has now been removed due to an exclusivity agreement. The company seems confident that the exclusivity is temporary and that it will end at some point down the road. This, unfortunately, remains unconfirmed.

The Gold Galaxy Note 4 release remains missing in action in the United States and it’s not clear if a carrier, or a retailer, will get exclusive rights to the new color. Samsung will also release the Galaxy Note 4 in pink though the pink Galaxy Note 4 still hasn’t shown its face.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 release date in the United Kingdom appears to be the only one impacted by these delays though with a few days to go before the U.S. release date, anything is possible.

U.S. carriers continue to hold firm on an October 17th arrival though Verizon has continually listed a ship by date of October 23rd, or, a week after October 17th. That release date was also confirmed by its listing on Amazon though it’s not clear if that date pertains to online orders of in-store orders. If Verizon does release late, it probably won’t be joined by others.

The U.S. and the United Kingdom are just a few regions set to get the Galaxy Note 4 in the coming weeks. Samsung recently announced that it would be deploying the Galaxy Note 4 in 140 countries around the world with release scheduled to take place throughout the month of October and into the month of November. Most countries will get the Galaxy Note 4 this month while a few stragglers will start offering it in early November.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 release will coincide with another big Galaxy Note release. The Galaxy Note Edge release date has now been confirmed for late October in Japan and will arrive on Japanese carrier KDDI on October 23rd, or, a week after the Galaxy Note 4 emerges for buyers in the U.S. and U.K. While the U.S. is set to get the Galaxy Note Edge later this year, the UK could be faced with another delay as the Galaxy Note Edge isn’t expected to hit that region at launch.

Verizon is always at least 1 week to 2 weeks behind the other carriers when it comes to releasing Samsung phones. They were 1 month behind the other carriers when the Note 2 was released. I try to wait at least a month after release so I don’t have to worry about the order headaches. The Note series is a phone worth waiting for. I just wish they would release it 10 days after they announce the phone.

I am waiting patiently for the Note 4 but I knew the release date was to be last week in October. No surprise. Verizon release date will always be 1-2 weeks after AT&T; T-MOBILE. Always is. Verizon runs on CDMA (so does Sprint) and the others run on GSA. GSA is released first as most of the world runs on this too. The Note 3 was advertised as coming in a pink color. It never did reach the US shores. They are talking pink in the Note 4, but No one sees this. Gold? It may not happen either. Why do these colors end up in Japan, China but never here? Annoying.

Sprints release date is the same time as the other carriers. I think for the Note 3, Sprint was a few days before AT&T, and T-Mobile. I think Verizon is always the last ones to get Samsung phones because they put a lot more crap on the phone and restrictions. They have to put their nubby fingers in the software. I wish they would just leave the phone alone. That is one of the reasons I don’t have Verizon.

I think those other colors don’t make it to the US because they never sold many in the US. So they put them in Countries with much higher demands for those colors. You can go online and get an Unlocked version if you really want those colors. Or go on ebay and buy a different color back cover for your phone. If you want to take it further you can buy the glass and replace your glass. There are places that will replace your glass for you.

Actually Clove are a great company and have generally been spot on regarding notifying customers with the latest updates. Samsung needs to pull their act together but regardless I would sooner wait another year than waste my money on another shitty iPhone.